Synthetic Confusion

[jeffreyab]

Is coming up and I am Programming Director.

What would you like to see at the next Confusion in the way of programming?

Do you have any panel topics?

I am particularly interested in topics relating to our synthesis theme and to our guests:

Pro Guest of Honor: Vernor Vinge

http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~phoenix/vinge/

Artist Guest of Honor: Steve Stiles

Comic artist and fanzine producer - http://www.stevestiles.com/

Scientist Guest of Honor: Mitchell Burnside Clapp

Filker - http://www.ovff.org/pegasus/people/mitchell-burnside-clapp.html
Rocket scientist - http://www.house.gov/science/space/oct11/clapp.htm
http://www.transterrestrial.com/archives/004775.html

Fan Guest of Honor: Chuck Firment

http://www.boston-baden.com/hazel/Pix/A/chuckfirment.htm

http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=7263

Toastmaster: Heather Alexander

http://www.heatherlands.com/pages/frames.html?http%3A//www.heatherlands.com/pages/bio.html

Comments

[encorecrazay.livejournal.com]

We have Vernor as a guest a few years, good guest, good sense of humor, vegetarian, and of course, the closing dinner was at a texas barbecue joint, I sat next to him and had a nice 1 1/2 hour chat.

Did we meet?

[haworth-attard.livejournal.com]

You don't know me Jeffery, but I had supper Sat. evening with Kim K. and Maggie - long time friends. They were telling me about you and I think we met at the library last year. I was speaking at the Need to Read Festival at the main Sarnia library. Susie Beynon was my host, and I think she introduced me to you.
My best,
Barb

Re: Did we meet?

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Yes that was indeed me.

[tammylc.livejournal.com]

Here's a really good post (and comments) from John Scalzi on the topic of panel moderation. Both good suggestions for moderators, and more importantly, I think - a division (somewhere in the comments) of panels into three types, each of which may require different moderation styles.

http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/003558.html

[bloomdesigner.livejournal.com]

I thought you were retiring. So is Confusion like Hotel California? "You can sign out anytime you want but you can never leave."

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

I am back for Vernor Vinge because he is one of my favourite authors.

Are you retired from ConFusion or are you helping with the masquerade again?